Vanderbilt Television News Archive

CNN Evening News for 2011-09-08

This program is about 1 hour long

• Introduction/Preview Anderson Cooper (New York)

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  07:00:10 pm — 07:00:20 pm

• Terrorism / Threat / A Discussion

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  07:00:20 pm — 07:10:50 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Breaking news on a terrorism threat using vehicles around September 11, the tenth anniversary of the attack, reviewed. Live discussion held with CNN's national security contributor Fran Townsend, former FBI assistant director Tom Fuentes and CNN's Susan Candiotti about the threat information. [Voice of TOWNSEND - talks about how officials are going over the available credible information; comments on the ABC report based on specific information and whether it is true; notes the information found in Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden††'s compound.] [FUENTES - comments on the information about vehicles and the credibility of it.] [CANDIOTTI - comments on the level of concern and whether the treat level will be raised; notes the information from CNN's Barbara Starr about three individuals.] [Representative Peter KING - comments on the "specific" threat that is not confirmed; states we don't know if it is "real."]

• Obama / Jobs Address / McCain Interview

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  07:10:50 pm — 07:18:50 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) President Obama's address tonight before Congress laying out his jobs program noted. [OBAMA - says he is sending Congress the "American Jobs Act" with proposals supported earlier by both parties and everything in it will be paid for; explains how it will be paid for; states millions rely on Medicare, but we are spending too fast to sustain the program.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with Senator John McCain about the Obama address. [McCAIN - wonders how we will pay for the spending; outlines what things are puzzling: free trade agreements, Medicare funds; notes the housing meltdown was the main cause of the recession and half the houses in Arizona are under water; offers his views on the potential terrorism threat.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's press conference tonight announced.

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Anderson Cooper)

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  07:18:50 pm — 07:19:30 pm

• (Commercial: Clean Coal; SPDR; One-A-Day; Advil; Sleep Number.)

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  07:19:30 pm — 07:22:10 pm

• Obama / Jobs Address / A Discussion

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  07:22:10 pm — 07:30:50 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The terrorism threat mentioned.

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's John King, Erin Burnett, Paul Begala, Gloria Borger, Erick Erickson, Cornell Belcher and former Bush speechwriter David Frum about President Obama's economic address before Congress. [ERICKSON, BELCHER, FRUM, BURNETT, KING, BORGER, BEGALA - offer views on Obama's economic plan, whether it was a political speech, the specific proposals, how he will pay for the proposals.] Other material. [In the address OBAMA - says he will take this message to every corner of the country.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Anderson Cooper)

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  07:30:50 pm — 07:31:20 pm

• (Commercial: "The Debt"; GMC; "Erin Burnett Out Front"; "Hanna" on Comcast; Selsun Blue; "Latino in America 2"; Zostrix.)

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  07:31:20 pm — 07:33:20 pm

• Obama / Jobs Plan / Carney Interview

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  07:33:20 pm — 07:39:50 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) What President Obama has said about creating jobs introduced. [In past, several times, OBAMA - says the plan{s} will create jobs.] Live interview held with White House press secretary Jay Carney about the President's speech. [CARNEY†- talks about the "Americans Jobs Act" to create jobs and getting the economy going again; states the plan will aim to grow jobs and it will be paid for; reacts to the "cooperative tone" that could help pass the economic act; notes a bill will come out early next week; refers to what is being done about the terrorism threat as 9/11 nears.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Anderson Cooper)

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  07:39:50 pm — 07:40:00 pm

• (Commercial: Cadillac; BlueTax; "Piers Morgan"; Tennessee Spine and Nerve Inst.; ITT Tech; "Latino in America 2")

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  07:40:00 pm — 07:42:50 pm

• Obama / Jobs Address / A Discussion

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  07:42:50 pm — 07:47:50 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's Paul Begala, Erin Burnett, former Bush speechwriter David Frum and "Wall Street Journal" writer Stephen Moore about President Obama's address on the economy. [BEGALA - offers a view of the earlier stimulus plan that worked, but did not do enough.] [MOORE - says government plans have been thrown at the recession without results: notes the debt is the problem; indicates a big tax increase is bearish for the economy.] [BURNETT - offers views on taxes to fund the bill.] [FRUM - says the markets are not so worried about America's debt and the biggest problem is jobs; criticizes what the administration did in 2009; notes there is a possibility to deal with the jobs crisis.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Anderson Cooper)

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  07:47:50 pm — 07:48:10 pm

• (Commercial: "Drive: Aleve; America's Natural Gas; Chevy; GoToMeeting; Salvation Army.)

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  07:48:10 pm — 07:51:10 pm

• Obama / Jobs Address / Bachmann / A Discussion

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  07:51:10 pm — 07:56:00 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) The reaction of Representative Michele Bachmann to President Obama's economic speech noted. [Tonight and Wednesday, BACHMANN - criticizes the president.] [In the Republican debate, former Speaker of the House Newt GINGRICH, Texas Governor Rick PERRY, Mitt ROMNEY, Jon HUNTSMAN - criticize Obama on Obamacare.]

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's John King, Gloria Borger, Erick Erickson and Cornell Belcher about the Bachmann response to the president. [KING, ERICKSON, BELCHER, BORGIA - offer views on Bachmann's criticism of Obama, her campaign and Obama's speech tonight.]

• Upcoming Items (Studio: Anderson Cooper)

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  07:56:00 pm — 07:56:30 pm

• (Commercial: "The Debt"; "Piers Morgan"; 1-800-PetMeds; Comcast; "Fareed Zakaria--GPS")

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  07:56:30 pm — 07:58:10 pm

• Terrorism / Threat

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  07:58:10 pm — 07:59:20 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper; Washington: Susan Candiotti) The latest information on reports of a threat of terrorism with trucks involved discussed.

• 360 Bulletin

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  07:59:20 pm — 08:00:30 pm

  (Studio: Anderson Cooper) Upcoming item noted.

  (Studio: Susan Hendricks) A power blackout in southern California, Arizona and Mexico; a wildfire near Austin, Texas; the flooding in Pennsylvania from Tropical Storm Lee reported.

• Good Night

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  08:00:30 pm — 08:00:30 pm